Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP has raised questions on the silence of BJD president Naveen Patnaik over the alleged police excess on agitating students in the Congress-backed JMM government in neighbouring Jharkhand. In a video message Tuesday, state BJP spokesperson Anil Biswal asked, “Why is Naveen Babu silent over the police actions against students in Jharkhand? “Even in the case of Jharkhand or Odisha, LOP Naveen Patnaik’s stand is clear,” he said. Odisha BJP also criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his silence in the Jharkhand matter. The saffron party alleged that when the students asked for accountability in examinations, the Jharkhand government responded with batons and tear gas.